Maternity-Related Leaves of Absence
There are several laws which provide employees with
protected leave from work during and after pregnancy. Under the
California Fair Employment and Housing Act (which includes
the
California Pregnancy Disability Leave Law), it is unlawful
for an employer of 5 or more persons to refuse to allow a female employee
"disabled" by a pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions to take a
leave for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 4 months. After the leave,
the employee may return to the same position she had before or a comparable
position. The employee may even be able to return to work after exceeding the 4
months if the employer has allowed other employees to do so. Under a California
regulation, the employee who takes such leave may use any accrued vacation
leave during this period of time. This leave of absence may not be taken before
the disability begins or after it ends. The employer can require the employee
to provide reasonable notice of the date the leave of absence will begin and
its expected duration. The employer need not return the employee to her
position if her position would have been eliminated regardless of the pregnancy
or safety and efficiency would be compromised.
If the employee has worked for at least a year for an
employer of 50 or more persons, the employee may take up to 12 additional weeks
of leave under the California Family Rights Act. This leave is available for
many purposes, including time to bond with a biological, adopted or foster
child or to care for a seriously ill child. This law also requires
reinstatement.
The leaves of absence described above are unpaid.
However, an employee may be entitled to State Disability or Paid Family Leave,
forms of government assistance.
For a free consultation about your pregnancy rights
in the workplace with an experienced employee rights attorney, contact David
Spivak:
- Email Help@PregnancyRights.com
- Call toll free (877) 728-9741
- Visit The Spivak Law Firm, 16530 Ventura Boulevard Suite 312 Encino, CA 91436
- Fax (310) 499-4739
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law firm. David Spivak and his team are proud to represent aggrieved employees
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